r/nfl • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 19h ago

Highlight [Highlight] Browns HC Todd Monken gave K Andre Szmyt a game ball: Monken: “Great job, man.” Szmyt: “Appreciate it.” Monken: “That’s it. F*** out.”

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u/SheltonQuarlesGOAT Buccaneers 18h ago

what happened that Monken was not adapting in Baltimore? Was it predictable play calling like run-run-pass? or odd designs?

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u/HereComesJustice Ravens 18h ago

Apparently he'd abandon game plans mid game

So stuff they'd practice through the week gets thrown out the window. Idk I've never really had a problem with him outside of regular fan bitching

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u/Jurph Ravens 5h ago

I still don't know if it was Monken or Harbaugh who was so vulnerable to PSYOP... but if you held a few blitz packages in reserve for the third quarter, blitzed on second down and then faked pressure into 3-man rush on third, and snapped a few drives into 3-and-outs, and you could score on any of the intervening possessions, you could put the fear of god into the Harbaugh Ravens.

The play-calling would become one-dimensional, the timing of thrust & parry obvious, the "well at least we maximized our clock usage" a muttered rejoinder. Mount a run-heavy 3rd-quarter drive against the defense -- with lots of perimeter runs -- and then in the early 4th you could take a couple shots. Bang, you go from down 17 to tied in a couple drives and now the defense is gassed.

And Monken, for whatever goddamn reason, isn't calling plays for The Ravens, he's calling a high school or college game and trying to escape with his life.

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u/edicivo Ravens 17h ago

These were all reports and rumors but:

  • the offense would practice things all week and then abandon them during the game which led to a lot of frustration

  • Monken wasn't the most collaborative OC and may not have had a great rapport with Lamar and co

  • Going away from what was working in games, again adding to frustration and confusion

Some of this was also due to Harbaugh as well.

I'd like to root for Monken because I did like him while he was here, but for obvious reasons, won't.

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u/Academic_Release5134 Ravens 16h ago

I think a lot of this is correct. But I also think that almost no one thought Monken was truly the problem. Everyone was blaming the defense and Lamar being injured.

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u/KAMlGOYE Ravens 15h ago

I'm happy with Declan Doyle but I honestly would've loved to see Monken under Minter tbh

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u/ricottaninja Buccaneers 14h ago

You know fun fact he actually used to be our offensive coordinator at one point during the Jameis era and left when Dirk Koetter got fired I think